Several trades took place today before we hit the trade deadline at 4:00 ET. I’m not going to cover all of the trades here, but you can check out MLB Trade Rumors for all of the trade news. For now, I just want to talk about a few of the trades that stick out to [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Opinion, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Alcides Escobar, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Claudio Vargas, Cliff Lee, Detroit Tigers, Doug Melvin, Edwin Encarnacion, J.P. Ricciardi, Jake Peavy, Jeff Suppan, Jerrod Washburn, Josh Roenicke, Kenny Williams, Mark Buerhle, Mat Gamel, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Roy Halladay, San Diego Padres, Scott Rolen, Toronto Blue Jays, Victor Martinez, Zach Stewart
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As I reported in a previous post, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Ryne Sandberg Game, I was planning on taking the family to Sevierville, TN to watch the Sandberg-managed Tennessee Smokies take on the Huntsville Stars. What started out as a good idea turned into something less than fun. First, I had hoped [...]
The Cubs beat the White Sox 5-4 in the first game of a weekend series at Comiskey U.S. Cellular Field. Jake Fox got the start at third and went 3-4 including a big two-run homer in the 4th inning. Geovany Soto (apparently sober and alert) went 2-4 with a three-run blast, and Randy Wells pitched [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Opinion, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Alfonso Soriano, Carlos Zambrano, Gary Matthews Jr., Geovany Soto, Jake Fox, Jim Hendry, Jose Guillen, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Lou Piniella, Michael Barrett, Milton Bradley, Randy Wells
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Over the past two nights in St. Louis, the Cubs have cranked out just nine hits for a total of one run and have lost the first two games of their series against the Cardinals. They also wasted two good pitching performances by Ted Lilly – who gave up just five hits and three earned [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary, Opinion
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Also tagged Aaron Miles, Bud Black, Carlos Zambrano, Cleveland Indians, Jake Fox, Jake Peavy, Jim Hendry, Mark Derosa, Mike Fontenot, Milwaukee Brewers, Ozzie Guillen, Ricky Weeks, Ryan Dempster, San Diegho Padres, St. Louis Cardinals, Ted Lilly
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